Subsidized Rental

Section 8 Housing Assistance:

A federal program that provides assistance to low income people to secure decent housing in the private rental market. The program helps to make up the difference between the full rent and no more than 30% of the tenants’ adjusted gross income. For statewide search, click on Connecticut Housing Search.

HUD Public Housing Program:

This program is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide federal aid to local housing agencies to allow these agencies to provide affordable and decent rental housing to low income families, the elderly and disabled. Eligible participants pay no more than 30% of their adjusted gross income. For information in southwestern Connecticut towns, please contact your local housing authority:

Housing complexes that have rental units where residents can receive subsidies for all the community’s living units or a specific number of units. The subsidies can be received from the state or federal government or from endowments through the community. Residents must usually comply with income or age requirements to be eligible. These housing complexes may be privately sponsored or publicly sponsored by a local Housing Authority